What are the differences in DLNA device classes?

DLNA Certified televisions, Blu-ray Disc™ (BD) players, computers and mobile phones are not all the same. While the certification assures that the devices will operate to a certain standard, the DLNA® capabilities will allow them to play different roles on the network. The following is a list of classes of DLNA products based on there capabilities as listed on the DLNA.org website:

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Refer to the operations manual or help files for model-specific information regarding the DLNA functunality of your devices.

The number and types of classification are subject to change, visit the DLNA.org web site for additional and up to date information.

Home Network Devices:

Digital Media Server (DMS):

These devices store content and make it available to networked digital media players (DMP) and digital media renderers (DMR). Some digital media servers can also help protect your content once stored.

The most common examples of DMS enabled devices are computers and network attached storage (NAS) devices